Update: Prevalence of CAM use
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, in the UK, updated previous systematic reviews.
What’s trending now in visits to homeopaths
Two recent studies report marked differences in the use of homeopathy. First, homeopathy in the US.
CAM use among people with migraine
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, report patterns and reasons for its use. It’s not what...
CAM use among older Americans
In October 2010 the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)...
CAM: It might be “natural,” but is it safe?
Not always, according to this report from the Royal Children’s Hospital, in Melbourne, Australia.
CAM use by Americans
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston conducted a review of the 2007 National Health Interview Survey of non-institutionalized US...
Do CAM users feel healthier?
CAM is used by about 4 of 10 adults in the US; but little is known about the association between...
Physicians rate acupuncture for pain management
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, collected information from pain physicians and referral physicians who manage the care of...
High use of CAM among people with diabetes
Would you believe that about 80% of people with diabetes use CAM? Researchers at the University of California, in San...
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CAM in the US: Patterns of use
I’ve largely ignored these studies in the past, but perhaps it’s worth a second look. To start, this 1993 study...
CAM use by children with asthma
Today is World Asthma Day. So, researchers at the Universite de Montreal, in Quebec, surveyed CAM use and factors associated...
CAM use among cancer patients during drug trials
A key outcome of early cancer drug studies is the toxicity of a new experimental drug. The use of CAM...
CAM use among African American breast cancer survivors
Researchers in Boston and Washington, DC, determined the prevalence of multivitamins, folic acid, and herbal supplement use.
CAM use among women with vaginitis
Researchers in the US and Israel describe the use of CAM in women with chronic vaginitis and the epidemiologic factors...
Use of CAM by people with cancer
Researchers at the University of Birmingham, in the UK, investigated the prevalence of herbal medicine use among cancer patients in...
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CAM use among US adolescents
Prof. Ernst sees encouraging evidence for some treatments. But does it matter?
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Use of CAM in patients with head and neck cancer
Researchers at the National University of Singapore surveyed the use of CAM in residents of Singapore who had head and...
Prevalence of CAM use in England
The English commonly combine CAM with prescription drugs. Let’s compare these findings by Prof. Ernst and colleagues to CAM use...